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Governing
8:39 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Can Michigan Right The Ship For Detroit?

If Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has his way, Detroit will become the sixth and largest city there to come under state control. But steering a city out of crisis can be a tricky task. Host Michel Martin speaks with Jerome Vaughn, of WDET, and Robert Bobb, a former emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, about the situation.

Your Money
8:39 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Financial Advisors Selling Bogus Advice?

Skipping $4 lattes will save you some money — but buying into bogus financial advice won't. Finance journalist, Helaine Olen says many of the so-called 'financial experts' are selling you advice to make themselves rich. She discusses her book, Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry with host Michel Martin.

Economy
8:39 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Not Having Kids Bad For The Economy?

Originally published on Tue March 5, 2013 9:03 am

Fewer Americans are having babies. Instead, many are putting their careers or savings accounts first. But experts say the country's low birthrate could be disastrous for the economy. Host Michel Martin examines the trend with her parenting roundtable.

Shots - Health News
8:09 am
Tue March 5, 2013

A Costly Catch-22 In States Forgoing Medicaid Expansion

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Outside the office of Utah Gov. Herbert Friday, Betsy Ogden lays paper chains on a pile symbolizing uninsured state residents who would be covered by a Medicaid expansion.

Originally published on Tue March 5, 2013 9:08 am

Poor adults who live in states that don't go along with the federal health overhaul's expansion of Medicaid face a double whammy.

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The Salt
8:05 am
Tue March 5, 2013

From Crock-Pots to 'Cook-Overs': Your Dinnertime Confessional Tips

Originally published on Tue March 5, 2013 12:14 pm

We touched a nerve recently when we asked about dinnertime as part of On the Run, our series exploring how crucial everyday decisions are made about food and exercise.

"No matter how close a relationship I develop with the Crock-Pot," wrote mom Celeste Higgins, it's still hard to get dinner on the table before 8 p.m.

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The Two-Way
7:42 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Justin Bieber Apologizes For Delay In Start Of London Concert

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Justin Bieber performs live at 02 Arena on Monday.

Screaming, crying fans are par for the course if you're teen idol Justin Bieber. But this is a bit different.

After a Monday concert at London's O2 Arena that reportedly started two hours late, the 19-year-old pop star has been forced to apologize for upsetting disappointed young concertgoers and their angry parents.

In a series of tweets Tuesday, Bieber issued his mea culpa:

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The Two-Way
7:39 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Pilot Reports Seeing Drone In Sky Near JFK

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A jet taking off from JFK Airport in New York City last month. On Monday, a pilot reported seeing a drone in the air near the airport.

The pilot of an Alitalia pilot flying into New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport told controllers Monday afternoon that he had spotted "a drone aircraft" 1,500 feet high in the sky and approximately 5 miles west of the airport.

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Shots - Health News
7:08 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Often A Health Care Laggard, U.S. Shines In Cancer Treatment

Originally published on Wed March 6, 2013 4:04 am

When it comes to the state of the nation's health, the U.S. seems to get one poor grade after another. Despite spending more on health care, we've been slipping behind other high-income countries for life expectancy and healthy living.

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The Two-Way
7:01 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Will It Hit A New High? Dow Flirts With Record

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A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange earlier this week.

Originally published on Tue March 5, 2013 2:36 pm

Update at 4:09 p.m. ET. A New Record:

The Dow Industrials finished in record territory today. Gaining 89 points, it closed at 14,253.77, its highest level since Oct. 9,2007.

That is, the Dow has recovered all the losses it suffered during the Great Recession.

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The Two-Way
6:34 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Man Linked To Hit-And-Run Deaths Of Parents And Baby Has Long Rap Sheet

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Julio Acevedo, the suspect in a car crash that killed a couple and later the baby that the pregnant mother was carrying, in an undated New York Police Department photo.

The man who authorities want to question about Sunday's hit-and-run car crash in Brooklyn that killed a young couple and the baby that the 21-year-old pregnant mother was carrying has "a history of violence and a prior drunken driving arrest," The Associated Press writes.

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